The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-26

action OF the said railroad commission
ers SO protested against, and the action /
of said Board of Revisers in such cases /
shall be established as the rule governing /
the questions upon which the said Board |
of Revisers shall be called upon to hear. |
and in order that said Board of Revisers |
may properly hear and determine all |
such protests. it shall be the duty of |
give said Board of Revisers free |
access to all papers, records |
and documents in their custody or con-
troll, and all changes made by said
Board of Revisers in the rules and regu-
lations established by said Railroad Com
ns;ssioners shall be carefully noted by
said Railroad Commissioners, and shall
become "A part of their rules and regula-
tions and control their action in all mat
tiers affected thereby. But after the e--
pjratiOn of one year from the time any
such changes are made, the Railroad
Commissioners may make application to
| the Board of Revisers to have any de-
| cision of said Board of Revisers rescinded
or amended, and said Board of Revisers
| shall have power upon such application
| to rescind, amend, alter, or abrogate any
| previous decision made by it; PrOrided,
| That before said Railroad Commission
| ers can make such application they shall
/ give to the railroad company interested
in the subject of the application twenty
| days notice of the time when such APP
| plication will be made.
| SEC. 10. That whenever said Railroad
| Commissioners shall change or revise
any schedule, rates or tariffs or other
| rule or regulation made by them, any
railroad company affected by such
change or revision may protest against
the enforcement of such change or re-
| vision I'm the manner provided for hear
| ing protests in the preceding section
4 hsaf he
and the Board of Revisers.
SEC. III. That the expenses incu rred
| in consequence of any protest made I'M
| der the provisions of this act shall be
paid by the railroad company making
the protest, or by the State of Florida, as
shall be ordered in each case by the
| Board of Revisers.
| SEC. II. The Secretary of the Railroad
| Commissioners shall be the Secretary :
Tie Board of Revisers f
/ SEC l3. That a ma iority of said MEM
bers of the Board of Revisers shall con-
stitute a quorum to- transact all bust
| ness.
Mr.. Bryan proposed the following
amendment to Section IA, which was
adopted:
| Add to Section IA That all the rights
given railroad companies by Sections 3.
.. 10, IL, II and -, to protest against
any action of the Railroad Commission
ers are hereby given also to any individ-
ual, corporation, firm or partnership
who shall desire to make such protest
as is provided that railroad companies
may make.
Mr.. Mallory offered the following
amendment to Section 8, which was
adopted:
} Add To Section 9 the following. viz:
/ a
ployee of any railroad company in this
State, who willfully violates any of the
provisions of Section four (4) of this act
shall he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
, and, ON conviction thereof, shall be pun
ished by "a fine not exceeding five hun
bred dollars, or by imprisonment not
exceeding six months in the Jail of the
county in which such person is con-
I | victed.
Section and subsequent sections of
the House Bill were then simply amend
ell by changing their numbers so as to
4 have the same consecutive, except as to
? Section 10. which was amended on mo-
: ton of Mr.. Stockton, as follows:
l In Section 10, line 8, strike out the
word state. Strike out all after the
word Treasury" to and including the
word provide" in line g. and add as
|
fine originated"
r And Section 81 was also amended on
, motion of MIR. Stephens as follows:
Add to Section 81: ProUided, That
the consignee shall pay the freight
. charges on goods, merchandise and 9TH
er freights received. and shall not be
compelled to pay for goods, merchandise,
and other freights not receiy ed.
And MIR. Walker offered the follow ing
amendment as Section %; which was
slightly amended and adopted
Add as Section %: That short rail
roads of 35 miles in length, or under 81
miles in length owned and operated indie
! pendently of any control or management
of any other railroad canal, steamship
or steamboat company, shall be exempt
ed from the operations of this act to the
extent only that no rates or schedules
for the transportation of passengers and
freight shall be provided for them until
complaint be made against such short
railroads.
There being no further amendments
offered, the bill as amended was ordered
engrossed for a third reading.
FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
The Legislature has passed the bill APP
propriating $4,000 for the completion of
the barracks or dormitOry building of
the East Florida Seminary at Gaines
vile, also 81 900 for 1897 and 81 900 for
1888, for paying the current expenses of
the school. This liberality on the part
of the State will enable the Trustees to
place the Seminary, an institution which
has done SO much for the educational in
, terests of Florida, and which every true
citizen of the State puts just pride, in
the very front rank of Southern educa-
parts of the State can now feel assured
of comfortable quarters and good living
at "A moderate cost and educational adj
vantages excelled by none in the South
Every county east of the Suwannee River
Is entitled to as many free scholarships
! in this institution as it has representa-
tives in the lower house of the Legislature.
As for West Florida Seminary, at Tai
lahassee, it remains to be seen whether
those in charge of that institution, which
stands upon the same foundation endow-
ment as the East Florida Seminary, and
as vet has been so far behind its sister
institution in prosperity and effective
ness, will be able to use the very liberal
provision made for it in the will of the
. Late Judge Westcott, in such manner
as to bring it up To equal degree of
efficiency with East Florida Seminary.
: The contest over the establishment of
4 | the two normal schools provided for i'm